We interrupt the regularly scheduled column on “Women in Comics” to bring you something new and exciting! This week marks the one year anniversary of The Comics Classroom and, as such, we should do something new. If there is any one aspect that might best represent the idea of scholarship, it is collaboration. The sharing,…
BOOM! Teases Grant Morrison Project
BOOM! Studios wraps up their 15 days of announcements prior to SDCC with a heavy hitter…
DC Comics Announces Morrison’s MULTIVERSITY Coming In August
Via CBR, DC Comics has announced the long-awaited, Grant Morrison penned, Multiverity will hit stores this August. Official Press Release COMIC BOOK RESOURCES recently announced that Grant Morrison’s long-awaited, highly-anticipated love letter to superhero comics, MULTIVERSITY, will be arriving in August. The superstar writer of ACTION COMICS and BATMAN, INCORPORATED has created a series that will…
Review: ACTION COMICS VOLUME 3: AT THE END OF DAYS
ACTION COMICS Volume 3: AT THE END OF DAYS HC Written by Grant Morrison, with Sholly Fisch Art by Rags Morales, Brad Walker, Travel Foreman, Chris Sprouse, and more Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 11, 2013 Superman thought Mr. Mxyzptlk was bad. He was a walk in the park compared to the Fifth…
Review: JLA: EARTH 2 DELUXE HC
JLA: EARTH 2 DELUXE HC Written by Grant Morrison Art by Frank Quitely Published by DC Comics Release Date: October 2, 2013 Not tired of villains yet? Good! From the creators behind Flex Mentallo, We3, All-Star Superman and New X-Men comes a take on one of the Justice League’s earliest villains — the Crime Syndicate…
Review: BATMAN INCORPORATED #13
BATMAN INCORPORATED #13 Written by Grant Morrison Art by Chris Burnham Release Date: July 31, 2013 The loop is finally closed. The only thing left to do is to trace the echoes. Grant Morrison has been writing his Batman story for nearly seven years now, and taken by itself, Batman Incorporated #13 can almost seem…
Review: BATMAN INCORPORATED #9
BATMAN INCORPORATED #9 Written by Grant Morrison Art by Chris Burnham and Jason Masters Release Date: March 27, 2013 It’s the final Requiem story for the month, and we’re right back where we started — Robin dead at the hands of his cloned brother The Heretic, agent of Leviathan, and Batman in various states of mourning…
Read Between the Lines: I Come to Praise Damian Wayne, Not to Bury Him
Yes, it was planned all along. Yes, writers who have told us great stories with Damian over the past few years always knew that it would end here. Yes, editorial is supporting the decision of a creator, an area of complaint when not done. But… Here’s the deal. I never liked Damian. I tried reading…
Crisis of Epic Proportion: Death and the Robin
Sigh. It’s not often I get sad or angry about comic books. If you’ve read anything I’ve written, you’ll know I’m generally the first guy to find the bright side to any story, situation or change. But Damian Wayne was unequivocally my favorite Robin, and so recent events (is there even a point to pretending…
Review: BATMAN INCORPORATED #8
BATMAN INCORPORATED #8 Written by Grant Morrison Art by Chris Burnham and Jason Masters Release Date: February 27, 2013 WARNING: This review assumes that you’re already aware of the major event that has been revealed in the New York Post, on the front page of DCcomics.com, and EVERY SINGLE COMIC THAT DC IS RELEASING THIS…